If you search for «Terrazza Campailla», your satnav sends you up a narrow lane with steps: awkward on foot with luggage, impossible by car. The right way is another one, and it’s very easy.
In your satnav use this pin, not «Terrazza Campailla».
It is the most convenient square in the centre: flat, with no steps.
From the square to the little square of the Campailla Museum: the green door with the majolica sign is at number 6.
Piazza Matteotti60 m
Carmine Church80 m
Cathedral of San Pietro420 m
Garibaldi Theatre620 m
Modica railway station760 m
Marina di Modica20 km
Comiso Airport21 km
Catania Airport73 km
The old town is best explored on foot; the sea is about twenty kilometres away. Sonia is happy to suggest where to go.
Modica is one of the late Baroque towns of the Val di Noto, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2002. Rebuilt after the 1693 earthquake, its best-known churches are the Duomo di San Giorgio, at the top of its grand staircase, and San Pietro, 420 metres from here.
Modica Chocolate PGI is worked cold, so the sugar never melts: that is why it is grainy, with an intense cocoa flavour. You will find it in the shops of the old town, along with 'mpanatigghi, small pastries filled with chocolate and meat.
Marina di Modica, about twenty kilometres away, has a long sandy beach, and there are many more along the coast. Ask Sonia which one suits you best.
